SESCO WILL MAKE TRUCK TECHNICIAN TRAINING DEVICES
MONT ALTO, PA - It started with a request from the U.S. Postal Service for a device that would train truck technicians.
Mack truck officials then approached the Mont Alto-based electrical manufacturing company SESCO;
"We gladly said yes," said David Cook, Sales Manager for SESCO, "the electronics in today's trucks are highly complex.
Four devices will be designed, manufactured, installed and then distributed to a postal service training center located in Norman, Okla., he said. Named Electrical Fault Simulators, the units will be located on the back of the trucks and will be able to simulate up to 100 different electrical faults covering the engine, transmission, ABS braking and VECU systems.
An instructor will be able to flip the switches and create a number of different electrical faults which a Truck Technician must diagnosis and offer a solution to correct the error, Cook said.
Since 1983, SESCO has manufactured custom wire devices such as wiring harnesses, cable assemblies and electromechanical and antenna assemblies.
Nevertheless, after experiencing cyclical patterns of business growth, Cook said his company has been striving to diversify sales and products, so the December offer fit well into the company business plan.
"We wanted to diversify our facility."
But Cook said his company also embraced the new project because of its uniqueness.
"The market's wide open for this," he said.
"We have hundreds of man-hours involved in thisproject. This is a proactive training tool. It's something we could possibly market nationally to trucking companies and fleet owners."
Two units will be sent out on Monday, Cook said, and two more are set to be complete by the end of February.